Blog Posts in 2009

• Posted By demetriagraves 30-Dec-2009

  A Facebook Divorce

  As we embark on the new decade and reflect back on 2009, it's clear that 2009 was a watershed year for social networks. We've seen major changes at sites like Facebook and Twitter as millions of non-technical users became regular users. Social ...

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• Posted By demetriagraves 30-Dec-2009

  Divorce Insurance - What's Next?

  Thought that you could get insurance for some unusual and wide ranging possibilities - how about Divorce Insurance? There is much discussion on the internet that it would be possible and even feasible for insurance companies to offer divorce ...

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• Posted By demetriagraves 28-Dec-2009

  Beyonce's Parents Divorcing After Almost 30 Years of Marriage

  Grammy-winning U.S. R&B singer Beyonce Knowles' parents are getting divorced. Beyonce's Mom Tina Knowles, age 55 filed for divorce against her husband Mathew Knowles, age 58 who is Beyonce's Dad and manager. The divorce petition was filed in a ...

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• Posted By demetriagraves 28-Dec-2009

  Spousal Support Explained - Alimony 101

  Spousal support can be a touchy subject. The one responsible for paying normally does not know why they have to pay the support when they believe that the other person should be working. The one receiving the payments often feels that it is not ...

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• Posted By demetriagraves 15-Dec-2009

  Crying 'Poor' Not Always a Good Divorce Strategy

  Nas and Kelis, Round 2 Just when Nas thought the dust was settling on his ongoing court battle with Kelis, he's been ordered to pay out more money. In the summer, rapper Nas was ordered to pay a hefty monthly payment of $44,000.00 to his estranged ...

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• Posted By demetriagraves 9-Dec-2009

  What You Should Know About Voluntary Declaration of Paternity

  Recently I wrote about how DNA testing may affect the traditional concepts of Fatherhood. What about establishing Parentage (Paternity)? Establishing Parentage means that you are declaring who the legal parents of a child are if the parents were not ...

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• Posted By demetriagraves 8-Dec-2009

  Served with Divorce Papers?

  Just as with any other legal matter, it is vital that you file a response if you have been served divorce papers. If you do not file a response you will be effectively saying that you agree with everything claimed by your soon-to-be ex and that you ...

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• Posted By demetriagraves 3-Dec-2009

  Is Tiger on Par for a Divorce?

  The internet and other media have been ablaze with speculation regarding the future of Tiger Woods' marriage to Elin Nordegrin Woods. There have been many recent allegations that Tiger has been involved in several affairs. Now it seems that Tiger ...

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• Posted By demetriagraves 3-Dec-2009

  Banks Looking Forward to Getting their ARMs Twisted by President Obama

  There's been a lot of speculation about President Obama's new plan of additional measures to reduce the increasing number of foreclosure casualties. His improved plan is supposed to be announced in more detail soon. It is expected to include ...

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• Posted By demetriagraves 2-Dec-2009

  US Military Divorce Rate on the Rise

  A new report indicates that divorce rate among the US armed forces has continued its upward trend in recent years as the service members fought wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. Like previous years, women in uniform suffered much higher divorce rates ...

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• Posted By demetriagraves 1-Dec-2009

  Are You 'Underwater' on your home?

  New data available on the internet indicates that a staggering 23 percent of American home mortgages are "underwater" - that is, the owners owe more money than their property is currently worth. As with many of the repercussions of the mortgage ...

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• Posted By demetriagraves 27-Nov-2009

  Does DNA Testing Change the Concepts of Fatherhood?

  Many courts across the country are having to sort through the many complex issues that arise when DNA testing reveals that Daddy is not really my Daddy. Particularly in cases where a man thought he was the biological father and has been paying child ...

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• Posted By demetriagraves 27-Nov-2009

  Dividing Debt in Divorce

  With harder economic times over the past few years, there's been a change for some divorcing couples which involves, dividing debt rather than the traditional division of property and assets. Instead of working out who gets the car, the house, the ...

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• Posted By demetriagraves 27-Nov-2009

  Jon & Kate's Divorce to be Finalized Soon

  There's been lots of media attention regarding the recent divorce arbitration hearing of Jon and Kate Gosselin. John arrived at the hearing with a bouquet of Roses for his estranged wife Kate which she turned down. Many have criticized this action as ...

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• Posted By demetriagraves 22-Nov-2009

  Is the Battle Over Ownership of the Dodgers to be Decided in Divorce Court?

  Dodgers' fans seem to be all ablaze regarding the upcoming divorce proceedings of the owners of the team, Frank and Jamie McCourt. One of the key assets that they are arguing over is who has ownership of the Dodgers. When Jamie McCourt filed her ...

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